Title: Meggan's Halloween
Note: I really wanted to write a Halloween story since I can't go to the
parade this year and needed some cheer. Only problem? The X-Men are
supposed to be visiting Muir during the summer. So I know it's a bit of a
leap, but go with me okay? It'll be fun, I promise. (
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Kurt sat on the edge of the cliffs of Muir, his tail lazily circling around him. The Scottish early morning air was cold, but it was nothing his fur couldn't handle. However, his fur couldn't do anything about the icy cold shivers that gripped his heart. Kurt sighed. He was homesick.
Since when did Xavier's start being home, he asked himself. It was probably because he felt so connected with everyone there; they all honestly cared. But here he was on Muir with his foster sister and his best friend who still absolutely honestly cared about him. So why did he feel so lonely?
How could he NOT feel lonely?
Muir had been crazy the past few weeks with the amount of drama that was happening. Kitty and Piotr had gotten closer than ever, even though Piotr was spending an enormously large amount of time doting on his baby sister. Maybe that was why they had gotten so close. Kitty was an only child with divorced parents who had always slightly envied Rogue and Kurt their connection. And now here it was, almost an instant family. Illyana was adorable, he had to admit and the two girls got along very well even though Yana was only three. But from the moment she had seen Kitty, Yana had been attached to the girl which only cemented Piotr's adoration of Kitty. She had been spending so much time with those two that Kurt felt he had already lost his best friend.
And his sister, too. Just last week, Remy had been a surprise appearance, announcing that he was done with being Magneto's lackey and had decided to pick the pockets of the good people of Scotland. Of course, the fact that Rogue was there had NOTHING to do with his sudden desire to live on Muir. The two Southerners had been participating in a bizarre sort of mating dance for nearly every second since he had been there, alternating between periods of constant bickering and half-hearted indifference of the other. Pete had started a bet over how long it would take before the two "did the bloody deed". And it might actually be possible, as Hank, Moira and Kitty (when she wasn't contemplating becoming a Rasputin) were hard at work to create something that could help Rogue control her power. Kurt knew it was just a matter of time before the three brains would figure something out. He had put himself down for three weeks for Rogue and Remy.
And then there was Jono. Kurt had hoped that maybe the British teen would open up to him since he could understand what it was like to be physically different. A week before the X-Men arrived, Jono's mutant power had manifested itself and had successfully blown off half his chest and face. He now had no mouth and had to communicate telepathically. Originally Hank had hoped that he would be able to discover some way to perform some sort of plastic surgery to restore Jono's appearance, but it was just impossible. So Jono had now regulated himself to stalking around the research center in all black Goth clothes, moping and sulking almost non- stop. Kurt had initially felt sorry, but after Jono had several times told him off (in his head of course), he had given up on him.
He couldn't help but feel incredibly frustrated with the whole Jono situation. The original reason for the X-Men to come to Muir was to help Jono as well as to see if he or any other inhabitants of Muir would be good recruits. Good old Charles, Kurt thought sarcastically, always recruiting.
There had been only one bright spot in the last weeks. Meggan.
It had been nearly impossible for Kurt to get to know the girl at first. She was skittish, reluctant to talk and almost always tailing Pete around. Kurt had thought at first that they were somehow involved, and he was disgusted at the idea of such a beautiful young girl being forced to spend time with the rude Brit. But as Meggan began to warm up to Kurt, he had gotten the whole story out of her.
Initially, Kurt had also assumed that Meggan was hesitant to talk to Kurt because of his physical appearance. But as the beautiful blonde girl unveiled her story with tremulous eyes and trembling lips, he knew he was wrong. Meggan told him about her power: how she was an elemental and an empath, and her powers manifested in her physical appearance. Basically, she was able to change her appearance based on her surroundings. And when she was younger, she didn't have that much control over her power. She was surrounded by people's emotions and overwhelmed; as this continued, people began to become hostile to her. Because of this, she morphed into a horrible creature, complete with razor sharp teeth, an inhumane face and terrifying beast-like body.
She was exiled from her town, and her condition immediately became worse. A group of baddies, as Meggan referred to them, had found out about her and hunted her down. They found her and caged her, tormenting and humiliating the girl, ensuring that her metamorphism to an animal became more and more complete. Meggan had no clue what they were intending to do with her but she lived in constant terror. That is, until the day Pete showed up. With tears in her eyes, Meggan told him of how Pete had come to her one day, setting her free and telling her that she wasn't an animal but a human. He had wanted her to escape without him, but she clung to him and they had gotten out together. And Pete had then brought Meggan, who thanks to Pete's kindness had started turning back into a human, to Muir hoping that Moira would be able to help Meggan.
Hearing the story, Kurt had understood why Meggan had tagged around Pete so much, but he couldn't help but be jealous. With her long flowing hair and large eyes, Meggan was gorgeous and her naivety and innocence was touching. She believed just as strongly as Kurt in a world of chivalry: where the knights were brave and strong and the damsels were beautiful and in need of rescuing. Kurt knew that he couldn't help but see Meggan as such a damsel. But how could Meggan ever see him as a knight? She might understand what it was like to be physically different, but it didn't mean she had to like it. Maybe, Kurt worried, his physical appearance, tail and all, reminded her of her horrible transformation. Sighing, Kurt buried his head in his hands and engaged in a sulking session that would put Jono to shame.
"Earth to Elf? Come in Elf!"
Kurt was brought abruptly out of his thoughts and snapped around to see Kitty behind him, half of her legs still phased in the ground as she glared at him. "What are you doing here sulking?"
He couldn't resist a smile at that. "Ah, Keety, you still know me."
She sat next to him, looking at him suspiciously. "Of course I still know you, Kurt." She raised an eyebrow. "Is this about Piotr?"
"Piotr?" He sighed. He still didn't trust Piotr completely, but he wanted Kitty to be happy. "No, not really." He looked over at Kitty and gave her his best puppy dog eyes. "I just viss my best friend, is all!"
"Awr Kurt!!!" Kitty abruptly through her arms around his neck and gave him a big hug. "Silly, I'm right here! You don't have to miss me!" She smiled knowingly. "I know who I think this is REALLY about."
"Oh ja? Vho?"
"Meggan."
Kurt balked momentarily and then sighed, giving up. "Is it really that apparent?"
"Only to me, best friend," she smiled, ruffling his fur. "But guess what. I have an idea."
"Vhat?"
"Well, as you know, O furry one, Meggan was assigned to be my roomie. And she's been really bummed lately. You see, all those years banished from people really made sure that she didn't engage in all those normal people stuff. Like holidays. And well, I was trying to explain the concept of Halloween to her last night, but she didn't get it. Sooo.."
"Keety, are you suggesting vhat I think you are?" He smiled. "Halloween in July?"
"Yeah, and get this! We could put everyone's name in a hat or something and then draw out a person and we get to pick that person's costume! I used to do that with my friends, soooo much fun. It'll help us all grow closer and that stuff. AND I will give you personally all the credit for this stellar idea. Major brownie points." She winked at him. "So what do you say Kurt?"
Kurt hugged Kitty so hard he nearly broke her. "You're on!!"
******
"Why the bloody 'ell are we doing this?" Pete grumbled, his cigarette dangling from his mouth. He made a concentrated effort to make sure that the ashes from it landed close to Kitty.
She scowled at him and handed the top hat over so that Pete could drop his name in. "Because it'll make Meggan happy."
"Yeah!" the fey piped up, circling lazily down from the ceiling, dropping in the slip with her name on it as well. "It'll make me happy."
Pete grumbled something about birds. Remy, on the other hand, seemed about as enthusiastic as Meggan. "I thin' this will be fun, mon ami." He leered over at Meggan, his eyes twinkling. "Maybe Remy will get you, eh chére?"
Rogue glared at Remy as she threw her name into the hat. "You will NEVAH get me, swamp rat."
"Play nice, children," Brian said, taking the hat before dropping his name in, shaking it so that it became properly mixed. Giving a smile to Kitty, he said, "I do believe that is all of us, right?"
"What, Jono is not going to join us?" Betsy asked, frowning.
"Nyet," Piotr jumped in. "And neither will Illyana.
Betsy rolled her eyes. "Of course Illyana will not participate, Piotr. She's only three."
Now it was Pitor's turn to frown. "Da, but that is not why. I have already selected her costume." He glared at a snickering Pete.
"Okay," Kitty jumped in, trying to diffuse the tension. "Let's get started. Um- Pete, you wanna go first?"
Everyone looked over to Pete. Remy was leaning towards him and was busy whispering something in his ear. Kitty did not like the smirk that was spreading across the Brit's face. "Um, Pete? Today?"
"Alright, alright, keep your bloody knickers on, girl," Pete growled, reaching into the hat. He slowly pulled out a slip of paper, enjoying the suspense. Even slower, he unfolded the paper and looked down. "Oh will, you look at that." He looked up and beamed at Kitty. "Seems like I got you, Pryde."
Kitty growled and slumped onto the floor. "It's official. God hates me." She looked around at the circle. "Do we really have to follow these stupid rules?"
"Yes, we do, chat," Remy smirked, poking Kitty. "An' now I believe it be time for Pete to unveil your costume..?"
All eyes looked expectantly at Pete. He was enjoying this even more than the suspense of unfolding the paper. "Hmmm.. Well, Pryde, I want to be sure to choose a costume worthy of ya." Ignoring Kitty's groan, he continued, "Therefore, I say it's got to be. a dominatrix."
Kitty's draw dropped. "Oh you evil, horrible twisted old man-''
"Next!" Meggan brightly announced. "Oh, can I pick?" She swooped down to the hat, closed her eyes and concentrated hard before selecting one. "Hey," she cried. "I got Pete!"
Pete immediately stopped snickering. Kitty immediately stopped sulking. Soon, Kitty was smirking and Pete was sulking. "Oh Meggan," Kitty said innocently. "I don't want to influence your decision, but remember- it would be good to pick something that you really, really like."
Kurt looked bemused at Kitty- what was she planning? The rest of the group appeared to be similarly confused, but Meggan took her words very seriously and closed her eyes, concentrating. "I've got it!" she suddenly announced, beaming.
"Pete, I'm going to choose- an M&M!!!"
*****
The rest of the evening progressed without incident. Okay, that's not exactly true. It didn't pass with quite as much incident as Meggan revealing Pete's fate as a chocolate candy that was destined to melt in your mouth, not in your hand. Remy, who was apparently in some plot with Pete, had drawn Rogue and had decided that she should grab a corset and do her best Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rogue impression. Kurt decided that Piotr should be a Transformer (everyone had howled at the one except a very confused Piotr), Brian decided that Kurt should be a pirate (Kurt couldn't contain his happiness at that), and Piotr had decided that Betsy was to be a vampire (everyone booed at his lack of creativity). Betsy said that Meggan should be Moira, which had Meggan enthusiastically promising to study the woman to be 100% convincing. And, by a stroke of luck, Kitty drew Remy and decided to strike some revenge for her friend. Remy was to be a ballerina. And not just any ballerina. The prima dona ballerina, tutu, tiara and all. Lastly was Rogue, who had the inspired idea that Brian should be the Bride of Frankenstein.
After the decisions were made, Meggan was about to fly off excited, before she stopped close to Kurt.
"Er, Kurt?" Suddenly she was shy, biting her lip and looking up with him with big blue eyes.
"Ja, Meggan?" His stomach somersaulted. His jaw dropped as he saw that Meggan was slowly beginning to change right in front of him, without her being even aware of it.
"Do you think that maybe we could help each other with our costumes? I mean, unless, you want to do it with someone else-''
"Nein," Kurt smiled. "I wouldn't want to do it with anyone but you.
"Great!!!" And with that Meggan bounded off, leaving behind a very happy and very surprised Kurt. For just before she left, Meggan had completed her transformation. For a few moments she was covered in blue fur, had long black locks and a nervously twitching tail. Kurt couldn't remember ever seeing anything quite as beautiful.
He was barely aware when Kitty came up to him. "You know," she said, "it's almost worth it to wear a cat suit just to see this look on your face, fuzzy elf."
"Ja," Kurt replied, his mind swimming with happiness, "it is worth it."
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Shorter than I had intended, but guess what! It's not done! Nooooo. we gotta see everyone in their costumes, right? And now to respond to some reviews.
RahneMan- Stay tuned! After all, what's pseudo-Halloween without out very own werewolf? And yes, I definitely want to introduce Lockheed and I'm trying to figure out how to work Doug into this mess to.
Melissarxy1- Yep, shameless Pink Floyd reference there. One of my fave songs, so I figure I have the right. ( And sorry, it's going to have some Kiotr in it, but maybe just for while. For more, look below.
Anything but ordinary3- You know, that might just happen. *wink*
So look for the next chapter, and review to your hearts content!
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Kurt sat on the edge of the cliffs of Muir, his tail lazily circling around him. The Scottish early morning air was cold, but it was nothing his fur couldn't handle. However, his fur couldn't do anything about the icy cold shivers that gripped his heart. Kurt sighed. He was homesick.
Since when did Xavier's start being home, he asked himself. It was probably because he felt so connected with everyone there; they all honestly cared. But here he was on Muir with his foster sister and his best friend who still absolutely honestly cared about him. So why did he feel so lonely?
How could he NOT feel lonely?
Muir had been crazy the past few weeks with the amount of drama that was happening. Kitty and Piotr had gotten closer than ever, even though Piotr was spending an enormously large amount of time doting on his baby sister. Maybe that was why they had gotten so close. Kitty was an only child with divorced parents who had always slightly envied Rogue and Kurt their connection. And now here it was, almost an instant family. Illyana was adorable, he had to admit and the two girls got along very well even though Yana was only three. But from the moment she had seen Kitty, Yana had been attached to the girl which only cemented Piotr's adoration of Kitty. She had been spending so much time with those two that Kurt felt he had already lost his best friend.
And his sister, too. Just last week, Remy had been a surprise appearance, announcing that he was done with being Magneto's lackey and had decided to pick the pockets of the good people of Scotland. Of course, the fact that Rogue was there had NOTHING to do with his sudden desire to live on Muir. The two Southerners had been participating in a bizarre sort of mating dance for nearly every second since he had been there, alternating between periods of constant bickering and half-hearted indifference of the other. Pete had started a bet over how long it would take before the two "did the bloody deed". And it might actually be possible, as Hank, Moira and Kitty (when she wasn't contemplating becoming a Rasputin) were hard at work to create something that could help Rogue control her power. Kurt knew it was just a matter of time before the three brains would figure something out. He had put himself down for three weeks for Rogue and Remy.
And then there was Jono. Kurt had hoped that maybe the British teen would open up to him since he could understand what it was like to be physically different. A week before the X-Men arrived, Jono's mutant power had manifested itself and had successfully blown off half his chest and face. He now had no mouth and had to communicate telepathically. Originally Hank had hoped that he would be able to discover some way to perform some sort of plastic surgery to restore Jono's appearance, but it was just impossible. So Jono had now regulated himself to stalking around the research center in all black Goth clothes, moping and sulking almost non- stop. Kurt had initially felt sorry, but after Jono had several times told him off (in his head of course), he had given up on him.
He couldn't help but feel incredibly frustrated with the whole Jono situation. The original reason for the X-Men to come to Muir was to help Jono as well as to see if he or any other inhabitants of Muir would be good recruits. Good old Charles, Kurt thought sarcastically, always recruiting.
There had been only one bright spot in the last weeks. Meggan.
It had been nearly impossible for Kurt to get to know the girl at first. She was skittish, reluctant to talk and almost always tailing Pete around. Kurt had thought at first that they were somehow involved, and he was disgusted at the idea of such a beautiful young girl being forced to spend time with the rude Brit. But as Meggan began to warm up to Kurt, he had gotten the whole story out of her.
Initially, Kurt had also assumed that Meggan was hesitant to talk to Kurt because of his physical appearance. But as the beautiful blonde girl unveiled her story with tremulous eyes and trembling lips, he knew he was wrong. Meggan told him about her power: how she was an elemental and an empath, and her powers manifested in her physical appearance. Basically, she was able to change her appearance based on her surroundings. And when she was younger, she didn't have that much control over her power. She was surrounded by people's emotions and overwhelmed; as this continued, people began to become hostile to her. Because of this, she morphed into a horrible creature, complete with razor sharp teeth, an inhumane face and terrifying beast-like body.
She was exiled from her town, and her condition immediately became worse. A group of baddies, as Meggan referred to them, had found out about her and hunted her down. They found her and caged her, tormenting and humiliating the girl, ensuring that her metamorphism to an animal became more and more complete. Meggan had no clue what they were intending to do with her but she lived in constant terror. That is, until the day Pete showed up. With tears in her eyes, Meggan told him of how Pete had come to her one day, setting her free and telling her that she wasn't an animal but a human. He had wanted her to escape without him, but she clung to him and they had gotten out together. And Pete had then brought Meggan, who thanks to Pete's kindness had started turning back into a human, to Muir hoping that Moira would be able to help Meggan.
Hearing the story, Kurt had understood why Meggan had tagged around Pete so much, but he couldn't help but be jealous. With her long flowing hair and large eyes, Meggan was gorgeous and her naivety and innocence was touching. She believed just as strongly as Kurt in a world of chivalry: where the knights were brave and strong and the damsels were beautiful and in need of rescuing. Kurt knew that he couldn't help but see Meggan as such a damsel. But how could Meggan ever see him as a knight? She might understand what it was like to be physically different, but it didn't mean she had to like it. Maybe, Kurt worried, his physical appearance, tail and all, reminded her of her horrible transformation. Sighing, Kurt buried his head in his hands and engaged in a sulking session that would put Jono to shame.
"Earth to Elf? Come in Elf!"
Kurt was brought abruptly out of his thoughts and snapped around to see Kitty behind him, half of her legs still phased in the ground as she glared at him. "What are you doing here sulking?"
He couldn't resist a smile at that. "Ah, Keety, you still know me."
She sat next to him, looking at him suspiciously. "Of course I still know you, Kurt." She raised an eyebrow. "Is this about Piotr?"
"Piotr?" He sighed. He still didn't trust Piotr completely, but he wanted Kitty to be happy. "No, not really." He looked over at Kitty and gave her his best puppy dog eyes. "I just viss my best friend, is all!"
"Awr Kurt!!!" Kitty abruptly through her arms around his neck and gave him a big hug. "Silly, I'm right here! You don't have to miss me!" She smiled knowingly. "I know who I think this is REALLY about."
"Oh ja? Vho?"
"Meggan."
Kurt balked momentarily and then sighed, giving up. "Is it really that apparent?"
"Only to me, best friend," she smiled, ruffling his fur. "But guess what. I have an idea."
"Vhat?"
"Well, as you know, O furry one, Meggan was assigned to be my roomie. And she's been really bummed lately. You see, all those years banished from people really made sure that she didn't engage in all those normal people stuff. Like holidays. And well, I was trying to explain the concept of Halloween to her last night, but she didn't get it. Sooo.."
"Keety, are you suggesting vhat I think you are?" He smiled. "Halloween in July?"
"Yeah, and get this! We could put everyone's name in a hat or something and then draw out a person and we get to pick that person's costume! I used to do that with my friends, soooo much fun. It'll help us all grow closer and that stuff. AND I will give you personally all the credit for this stellar idea. Major brownie points." She winked at him. "So what do you say Kurt?"
Kurt hugged Kitty so hard he nearly broke her. "You're on!!"
******
"Why the bloody 'ell are we doing this?" Pete grumbled, his cigarette dangling from his mouth. He made a concentrated effort to make sure that the ashes from it landed close to Kitty.
She scowled at him and handed the top hat over so that Pete could drop his name in. "Because it'll make Meggan happy."
"Yeah!" the fey piped up, circling lazily down from the ceiling, dropping in the slip with her name on it as well. "It'll make me happy."
Pete grumbled something about birds. Remy, on the other hand, seemed about as enthusiastic as Meggan. "I thin' this will be fun, mon ami." He leered over at Meggan, his eyes twinkling. "Maybe Remy will get you, eh chére?"
Rogue glared at Remy as she threw her name into the hat. "You will NEVAH get me, swamp rat."
"Play nice, children," Brian said, taking the hat before dropping his name in, shaking it so that it became properly mixed. Giving a smile to Kitty, he said, "I do believe that is all of us, right?"
"What, Jono is not going to join us?" Betsy asked, frowning.
"Nyet," Piotr jumped in. "And neither will Illyana.
Betsy rolled her eyes. "Of course Illyana will not participate, Piotr. She's only three."
Now it was Pitor's turn to frown. "Da, but that is not why. I have already selected her costume." He glared at a snickering Pete.
"Okay," Kitty jumped in, trying to diffuse the tension. "Let's get started. Um- Pete, you wanna go first?"
Everyone looked over to Pete. Remy was leaning towards him and was busy whispering something in his ear. Kitty did not like the smirk that was spreading across the Brit's face. "Um, Pete? Today?"
"Alright, alright, keep your bloody knickers on, girl," Pete growled, reaching into the hat. He slowly pulled out a slip of paper, enjoying the suspense. Even slower, he unfolded the paper and looked down. "Oh will, you look at that." He looked up and beamed at Kitty. "Seems like I got you, Pryde."
Kitty growled and slumped onto the floor. "It's official. God hates me." She looked around at the circle. "Do we really have to follow these stupid rules?"
"Yes, we do, chat," Remy smirked, poking Kitty. "An' now I believe it be time for Pete to unveil your costume..?"
All eyes looked expectantly at Pete. He was enjoying this even more than the suspense of unfolding the paper. "Hmmm.. Well, Pryde, I want to be sure to choose a costume worthy of ya." Ignoring Kitty's groan, he continued, "Therefore, I say it's got to be. a dominatrix."
Kitty's draw dropped. "Oh you evil, horrible twisted old man-''
"Next!" Meggan brightly announced. "Oh, can I pick?" She swooped down to the hat, closed her eyes and concentrated hard before selecting one. "Hey," she cried. "I got Pete!"
Pete immediately stopped snickering. Kitty immediately stopped sulking. Soon, Kitty was smirking and Pete was sulking. "Oh Meggan," Kitty said innocently. "I don't want to influence your decision, but remember- it would be good to pick something that you really, really like."
Kurt looked bemused at Kitty- what was she planning? The rest of the group appeared to be similarly confused, but Meggan took her words very seriously and closed her eyes, concentrating. "I've got it!" she suddenly announced, beaming.
"Pete, I'm going to choose- an M&M!!!"
*****
The rest of the evening progressed without incident. Okay, that's not exactly true. It didn't pass with quite as much incident as Meggan revealing Pete's fate as a chocolate candy that was destined to melt in your mouth, not in your hand. Remy, who was apparently in some plot with Pete, had drawn Rogue and had decided that she should grab a corset and do her best Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rogue impression. Kurt decided that Piotr should be a Transformer (everyone had howled at the one except a very confused Piotr), Brian decided that Kurt should be a pirate (Kurt couldn't contain his happiness at that), and Piotr had decided that Betsy was to be a vampire (everyone booed at his lack of creativity). Betsy said that Meggan should be Moira, which had Meggan enthusiastically promising to study the woman to be 100% convincing. And, by a stroke of luck, Kitty drew Remy and decided to strike some revenge for her friend. Remy was to be a ballerina. And not just any ballerina. The prima dona ballerina, tutu, tiara and all. Lastly was Rogue, who had the inspired idea that Brian should be the Bride of Frankenstein.
After the decisions were made, Meggan was about to fly off excited, before she stopped close to Kurt.
"Er, Kurt?" Suddenly she was shy, biting her lip and looking up with him with big blue eyes.
"Ja, Meggan?" His stomach somersaulted. His jaw dropped as he saw that Meggan was slowly beginning to change right in front of him, without her being even aware of it.
"Do you think that maybe we could help each other with our costumes? I mean, unless, you want to do it with someone else-''
"Nein," Kurt smiled. "I wouldn't want to do it with anyone but you.
"Great!!!" And with that Meggan bounded off, leaving behind a very happy and very surprised Kurt. For just before she left, Meggan had completed her transformation. For a few moments she was covered in blue fur, had long black locks and a nervously twitching tail. Kurt couldn't remember ever seeing anything quite as beautiful.
He was barely aware when Kitty came up to him. "You know," she said, "it's almost worth it to wear a cat suit just to see this look on your face, fuzzy elf."
"Ja," Kurt replied, his mind swimming with happiness, "it is worth it."
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Shorter than I had intended, but guess what! It's not done! Nooooo. we gotta see everyone in their costumes, right? And now to respond to some reviews.
RahneMan- Stay tuned! After all, what's pseudo-Halloween without out very own werewolf? And yes, I definitely want to introduce Lockheed and I'm trying to figure out how to work Doug into this mess to.
Melissarxy1- Yep, shameless Pink Floyd reference there. One of my fave songs, so I figure I have the right. ( And sorry, it's going to have some Kiotr in it, but maybe just for while. For more, look below.
Anything but ordinary3- You know, that might just happen. *wink*
So look for the next chapter, and review to your hearts content!
